Hi Gill and Rutra,

Turns out I was doing something different that what you all were. I typically double-click on the sun to edit the sun's properties. There, I "Enable voumetric lighting" in the Volumetric tab. I then switch over to the Shadows tab, and I don't see the "Use shadow map" checkbox highlighted.

If, I just click on the Volumetric Light On/Off button, it performs as you rightly suggested.

A long time ago I quit using those buttons, as my experience with them has led me to believe you don't always 'get what you want.' So, I always go into the Light Editor.

My bad. It's a different workflow.

best,
Chipp